Gigafactory
Britishvolt is allegedly holding emergency fundraising talks that could lead to the potential sale of the business
Orral Nadjari will pass the reins to Dr Graham Hoare, who is currently Britishvolt’s Deputy CEO and President of Global Operations
Work on Britishvolt’s EV battery factory near Blyth in Northumberland has reportedly been limited in a bid to slash spending costs
The new gigaplant in Cambois, Northumberland is to receive £100m
It has partnered with Prologis for the Hams Hall facility in Warwickshire which is expected to help the company rapidly ramp up battery cells and support the ‘smooth start-up’ of its planned gigafactory in Northumberland
More than 14,000 new jobs were created in British EV and battery sectors in the last ten years, according to a new report
The gigaplant is forecast to produce batteries for around 300,000 EVs a year
The 530,000 square-metre facility is predicted to attract an £2.5bn investment and create up to 6,000 jobs
The Italian start-up is building a gigafactory with a 45MWh production capacity for lithium-ion batteries for EVs
Nissan has today unveiled plans to build a new £1 billion gigafactory in Sunderland